As an actor, Gu Yue has only played one role in her life, that is, Mao Zedong.
I'm afraid that even Gu Yue herself would not have thought that with her looks, she would have the opportunity to play a great man in her lifetime.
It all started more than forty years ago.
After the death of Chairman Mao in 1976, the whole country mourned in order to commemorate chairman Mao's life and deeds.
The Ministry of Culture of the State Council and the Political Corps of the People's Liberation Army issued separate circulars calling for the selection of the candidates who best fit Mao's image throughout the country and the whole army.
The person in charge of this matter at that time was Ye Jianying, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
At the beginning of receiving this notice, Ye Jianying was very excited to be able to recreate Mao Zedong's style on the screen, which was also his wish.
After reaching all parts of the country under the notice, all those who looked similar to Chairman Mao's facial features were screened.
After going through layers of selection, there were about 20 photos and materials sent to Ye Jianying, which made Ye Jianying sad.
Facing the photo, he carefully observed it over and over again, and suddenly Ye Jianying stood up and looked at the "Mao Zedong" in the photo.
He beckoned to Geng Biao outside the door: "You come, how about you see this?" I think it's so much like that. ”
Geng Biao also nodded his head, obviously agreeing with Ye Jianying's words.
The two looked down again and compared for a while, and Geng Biao recalled:
"Ye Shuai, I have a little impression of this person, he is a cultural cadre of the Kunming Military Region, named Hu Shixue."
After hearing this, Ye Jianying immediately drew a circle with a red pen behind Gu Yue's photo and said:
"You go and report this to Hu Ke, vice chairman of the General Political and Cultural Department, and make sure he personally visits to meet me."
At this time, Gu Yue had no idea that he had been selected by Ye Jianying.
Until Hu Ke appeared in Gu Yue's home, Hu Ke looked around Gu Yue and looked at xi.
Gu Yue, who was looking directly at him, couldn't help but think darkly, "Is there something wrong with my political style?" ”
So Gu Yue asked, "Comrade, do you have any arrangements for coming today?" Hu Ke also picked up Gu Yue's photo and said:
"You should know that the Ministry of Culture of the State Council has recently reached the notice of your military region, Xiao Hu, you have read this document."
Of course, Gu Yue, as the section chief of the Ministry of Culture, was clear, and Hu Ke pointed out his intentions and said directly:
I see that you are very similar in appearance to Chairman Mao, and I intend to recommend you to be a special actor of Mao Zedong, which is a great thing for your life and for the cause of the party."
Before Gu Yue could recall these words, her wife Gui Ping couldn't help but say:
"Old Hu, this is a great joy, but you haven't acted before, what can you do?"
Gu Yue was also very happy that it was a great honor for him to be selected, but he was also worried about what to do if he didn't act well and lost people.
Realizing the concerns of the husband and wife, Hu Ke waved a big hand:
"What else do you want, you can't act to learn, you go take a picture now, and I'll contact you after I take it back and make sure."
According to Hu Ke's instructions, Gu Yue went to the photo studio to prepare to take a makeup photo.
On the way back, he thought of a vice chairman of the Kunming Provincial Repertory Theatre, and Gu Yue found her and borrowed a costume of Mao Zedong from the drama "The August 1st Incident".
He also specially combed his hair to be the same as Mao Zedong's, and the makeup artist modified the details of Gu Yue's face, and the effect was immediately apparent.
The people next to them couldn't help but shout: "This is too similar, much more like Chairman Mao actors in my group."
Gu Yue asked him to take a few photos from various angles, washed them out and enlarged them, and gave them to Hu Ke.
Hu Ke patted Mao Zedong's shoulder before leaving: "When Xiao Hu has news, I will immediately inform you, and you will be ready at any time."
Gu Yue's heart was also full of expectations, and it felt like a dream to have the opportunity to play a great leader in this life.
A few days later, the Beijing Military Region called, and it turned out that Hu Ke had already sent the photos over, and Ye Jianying was very satisfied after reading them.
But such a big thing they still can't shoot the board need to apply to the superiors to decide, this time to call is also to let Gu Yue send the negative of the photo a piece.
After reading this, the central leaders were very satisfied and said to Ye Jianying: "Ye Shuai, you have worked hard and thank you for finding "Chairman Mao" for us.
Ye Jianying did not dare to take credit and hurriedly responded: "You are too polite, I spend a lot of time with Chairman Mao, I am impressed by his voice and smile, my choice will not be wrong, but the effect of the specific performance still depends on Gu Yue's acting skills."
With the approval of the superior leader, Ye Jianying drew a circle behind Gu Yue's photo, and this time Gu Yue was honored to enter the special cast group of bayi Studio.
Along with Gu Yue, who played Chairman Mao, there were several people such as Tang Guoqiang, but gu Yue's appearance was naturally more similar in comparison.
After studying at the studio for a while, Gu Yue soon ushered in the first film to play Mao Zedong, "The Xi'an Incident".
The first time he saw the filming battle Gu Yue beat a drum in his heart, he was afraid that there would be problems dragging everyone down.
After all, he didn't have much experience, and although Gu Yue's appearance was full of points, he still had less of a sense of leadership in temperament.
At the beginning, director Chengyin would also export comfort, and as a result, he wasted a lot of time and energy after repeatedly coming down.
Many people whispered: "Don't be a hypocrite, in the end it will not work."
Hearing this, Gu Yue's heart was very uncomfortable, and he returned to the studio for a while sullen and unhappy, and then secretly resolved that he would never discredit Chairman Mao's image.
He humbly consulted Tang Guoqiang, who had played Mao Zedong, and often consulted Mao Zedong's books and autobiographies in order to gain an in-depth understanding of Mao Zedong's character and habits.
Kung Fu pays off, Gu Yue slowly found the feeling, and obviously invested a lot when filming.
Gu Yue's background as a cultural cadre also showed his advantages, and Mao Zedong had the habit of writing.
Gu Yue imitated Mao Zedong's font and practiced it every day, no matter how late the filming was.
In the long run, Gu Yue's writing was really exquisite, and many people could not recognize it without looking carefully.
After the broadcast of "Xi'an Incident", Mao Zedong, played by Gu Yue, made an appearance. It made many viewers sigh:
"This is where to find the actor, too similar", the voice of the crowd is an affirmation of Gu Yue's acting skills and appearance.
After filming, Ye Jianying and Hu Ke called each other: "Congratulations Xiao Hu, the acting is very good for you."
Although he received such an evaluation, Gu Yue was not proud. He read "The Xi'an Incident" from the beginning again.
He wrote down some of his details in the play, and he would repeat Chairman Mao's detailed expressions in the mirror, trying to be the most similar.
In the following years, Gu Yue successively starred in Mao Zedong's filming of "Four Crossings of Red Water" and "General Peng Da".
As Gu Yue played Mao Zedong more and more times, he felt more and more reverence for Mao Zedong.
If at the beginning he became a special actor of Mao Zedong only because of his appearance, then Now Gu Yue is desperately trying to play Mao Zedong well.
In the movie "The Founding Ceremony", Gu Yue ushered in the highest moment of her acting career.
Gu Yue, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, said the words that made everyone's blood boil in front of the people with great energy:
"The People's Republic of China and the Central People's Government were established."
This classic scene made countless people's eyes moist and choked in their hearts. Afterwards, Gu Yue mentioned in an interview:
"I was most excited by the founding ceremony, when many central leaders were present, but I couldn't be afraid of the stage and I put myself into the mood of Mao Zedong at that time.
After filming this shot, Chairman Mao's former cadres came up to me and gave me a hug and said thank you. ”
Speaking of this, Gu Yue sighed, "In fact, I am not good enough, I have been learning."
But I will regard playing Chairman Mao well as my lifelong goal, and Chairman Mao's story is still very long, and this history cannot be left blank. ”
In 1993, in order to commemorate Mao Zedong, director Mao Mao specially prepared the film "The Story of Mao Zedong".
He was the first to choose Gu Yue to play, but at that time, Gu Yue was close to the age of 60 and could only play the role of Mao Zedong in his old age.
Although there are not many shots, Gu Yue still devotes all her enthusiasm, and in order to show the feeling of the old dragon clock, Gu Yue often wears a wig on her head.
There is alcohol on the wig cover, Gu Yue just happens to be allergic to wigs Every time after filming the scalp is a large piece of red, but Gu Yue is hard to bite his teeth and does not say a word.
After a week of filming, the director found that Gu Yue's scalp had festered and rushed to the hospital for treatment.
For Gu Yue's professionalism, everyone was deeply admired.
In addition to acting and dedication, Gu Yue also played Chairman Mao with dedication. He studied Chairman Mao's costumes in various periods, and when filming, the costumes were all brought with him.
Speaking of Mao Zedong's deeds, Gu Yue can talk about it for a long time, and even the details of Mao Zedong's non-eating soy sauce are well understood.
In 2001, in Gu Yue's 23rd year as Mao Zedong, he was promoted by the Central Military Commission to "civilian general", and Gu Yue was awarded such an honor step by step.
The Mao Zedong he played was commented by the public as "the person who most resembles Mao Zedong", how deeply does the image of Mao Zedong in gu yue have been?
Once, before he could change out of his costume after filming, an old man came to the road and held his hand and said tremblingly:
"Chairman Mao, is it Chairman Mao?" Did I read that right." Gu Yue understood the excitement in the old man's heart.
He said: "Old man, I am an actor who plays Chairman Mao, thank you for your affirmation of me."
Until Gu Yue walked away, the old man kept saying, "It's too similar, I thought the chairman was back."
Gu Yue has starred in Mao Zedong's film and television works 76 times since 1978, and is the person who has played Mao Zedong the most times among all Mao Zedong special actors.
He once said: "I have a wish, I hope to play Mao Zedong 100 times before I grow old."
Unfortunately, the sky did not follow people's wishes, and when the wish was within reach, an accident occurred.
In 2005, Gu Yue went to Lingui, Guangxi to participate in the "Lingui County Film and Television Groundbreaking Ceremony", and many people came to the scene on the same day, even nearby villagers also came to join in the fun.
After the ceremony was held, as the host, it was inevitable that the banquet would be a bit, and the feast would be very happy to drink a lot of wine.
After three rounds of drinking, Gu Yue returned to the hotel where he was staying, and he was called by his wife Gui Ping to take a bath.
At that time, Gui Ping was reading a book on the bed, when she suddenly heard a "poof" sound, she hurriedly got up to check that Gu Yue covered her chest and fell to the ground.
Frightened, she shouted that people hurriedly sent Gu Yue to the hospital, because Gu Yue's famous hospital did not dare to delay even if the breath was almost gone, and she persisted in rescuing for three hours.
But in the end, Gu Yue's electrocardiogram still did not rise and fall, and his pupils began to dilate, and Gu Yue's cause of death was determined by doctors to be "myocardial infarction death".
The thing came so suddenly that everyone was unprepared, I'm afraid even Gu Yue herself hadn't thought of it.
He didn't even have time to leave a last word, so he left the world forever with an unfulfilled wish.
After Gu Yue's death, the Bayi Factory also held a memorial service for him, and on that day Gu Yue's funeral was overcrowded.
Zhou Enlai's special actor Liu Jin was deeply saddened by Gu Yue's death, and at the funeral he said:
"It's a real pity that Gu Yue's death is a loss to the film and television industry, and if he doesn't leave, I believe he will be the best."
There are also many people who sigh: "Mao Zedong played by Gu Yue is beyond anyone, and it is not easy for him to come to this step because he is not from a science class."
Gu Yue's achievements are obvious to all, and he has portrayed the image of Chairman Mao with his life.
Although he has been dead for 16 years now, his position on the screen is still unshakable.